New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-10
OBITUARY.
COMMODORE" HENRY HASTINGS

BosroN, Aug. special. Henry Hastings an
eminen: Bostouian, died this morning alter pro-
longed illness. He was born in townsend Mass.'
Seyternbcr . 1918. The immediate ancestors OF his
tamil, were the Rev. John Cotton the Pl-rim Father
in whose honor Boston named; Henry Gibbs,
Jacob Sheaf Sir Richard Saonstall, General Bridge,
OF Revolutions ~ fame the emples AID the Narren,
Mr. Hastings entered Harvard University at the age
of thirteen years. His family have been connected
with Harvard from the year 1881, when john Hast
mrs was FIRST graduated Only one generation has
been absent from IL Tor over zoo years In cODinem-
Grafton OF this long association OF his family with this
institution OF learning, I" Hastings Hail. TO cost
s2Ju 900 will be erected on it's grounds IN
Cambridce After leaving Harvard Mr. Hastings
STUDIED law with Henry A. Wise, who was Governor
OF Virginia " len John Brown was hanged Daring an
interval IN his studies Mr.. Hastings visited Florida,
and Has the guest OF Achlie Murat, son OF the ex-
King of \ .ples and nepheV of Napoleon the Gfeat.
Both were law students and became intimate personal
fren0s. At the aye OF twenty-scyen Mr.. hastings
married Sarah Marchant grand daughter Of Henry
Marchant a distinguished lawyer who was a member
OF the old Continental Congress "A ,gner OF the Acts
OF Confederation and Attorney General OF Rhode
Island.
Though we'll read in law. fine scholar and an able
advocate he preferred commerce. an IN 1914 became
n cotton merchant with the South. aud subsequently,
took au interest in shipping. In 1903 ue came 10
Boston He studied assiduousy the various modes Oh
.h p-bu dag and hs knowledge increased, intro
due.d many improvements IN the vessels he had built
Among he first large ships was the Charee' OF l,ZJo
tons After running twenty years on hrstclass rate
she WAS wrecked among the Philippine islanIs
through bunder in uayi CATION In 1874 be built
another ship OF the same name, OF l5O0 tons IN
1873 he built the North American, OF 6oo tons, ana
in 1876 the South American. OF 500 tons Inc last
two cost respectively $4,000 ana Sl4oUoo' and
were the best sailing wooden vessels Ia Ine
world. During Ii. career az shp-owner be was
interested in about forty sail VI trstcass vessels lie
saw our clipper fleets which shed lusre on the
American II " on every rise. flourish aud pass
uway His mercantile associates as compliment tor
the Interest he took in shppi,g gave hin tho title VI
Commodore, by which he was known and honoret
many We as and up to the close of his useful life.
During the Civil War some Vt mis- friends urged HIM
TO pat his ship. under the British iag. protection
against tho Rebel cruisers. Never. he exclaimed IN
With shall q ship of mine while she has stick
standing ly any other dag but the Stars and Stripes
there il Que man. and that is Henry hastings, who
Lara" tqYey tbe American Dag to save his DO
IN he captains Captains Knowles le service ro's
for him over twentyfv years aud never Tor any one
else They were advanced step by step from boys 10
he captains; and if they had been OF his own Kun
and kin he could not have treated them Win greater
| kindness They both died December IL, 1885 Inc
mn,odore was the last OF the great ship-owners OF
! Boston. lie leaves one sou and two daughters